Rams in the News: October 6, 2017

DAVID GIBSONNCR Podcast: Tom Roberts and David Gibson on Catholic censorshipNational Catholic Reporter 09-29-17
NCR’s Tom Roberts and David Gibson of Fordham University discuss an unsettling pattern of Catholic writers and scholars being disinvited from speaking engagements and adjunct positions due to intimidation from far-right Catholic groups.

PAUL LEVINSONWhy misinformation is like ‘wildfire’ after tragedies like Las Vegas shootingLas Vegas Sun 10-04-17
Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, echoed the thought in an emailed statement: “It’s not so much that people are inclined to believe misinformation in the wake of a tragedy, it’s that people are understandably hungry for any information. They’re so upset about the tragedy and wanting to find out what happened that they’ll take in anything and everything, without whatever critical censors they usually employ. There’s no solution for this, except getting truthful information out as soon and frequently as possible.”

Sputnik Launch 60 Years Ago Was Slow To Resonate With AmericansSeeker.com 10-02-17Neufeld will speak Oct. 4 at an event in Washington, DC called “The Space Race and the Origins of the Space Age,” which will also feature representatives from Blue Origin, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Fordham University, and the Washington Post.

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DAVID GIBSONNCR Podcast: Tom Roberts and David Gibson on Catholic censorshipNational Catholic Reporter 09-29-17NCR’s Tom Roberts and David Gibson of Fordham University discuss an unsettling pattern of Catholic writers and scholars being disinvited from speaking engagements and adjunct positions due to intimidation from far-right Catholic groups.

NESTOR DAVIDSONStates Pushing Boundaries of Control Over Their CitiesEuronews 10-01-17“The folks who point to federal constitutional law and say, as a matter of federal constitutional law, that local governments are formally subordinate to the state — well, that’s true,” said Nestor Davidson, a professor at Fordham University’s School of Law.

MARK CONRADA Fix for NCAA ‘Cesspool’ After Bribe Scandal? Pay Players, Experts Say
NBC News 09-28-17
Mark Conrad, an associate professor of law and ethics at Fordham University, said sports fans shouldn’t be surprised by the scandal given how much money flows in and out of the NCAA, in large part because of the Division I men’s basketball and football programs.

PAUL JOHNSONPitch The Perfect Investment – ValueTalks Special PodcastGears of Biz 10-01-17Paul is also an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham University Graduate Business School, where he teaches a Seminar in Value Investing and was appointed as a Fellow to the Gabelli Center for Global Security Analysis at Fordham University in August 2015.

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BRYAN MASSINGALE, S.T.D.Priest: U.S., Church need to deal with racism’s deep rootsThe Catholic Spirit 09-27-17“There are many ways to talk about racism as a political issue, a sociological phenomenon [and]a cultural divide, but at its deepest level, racism is a soul sickness,” said Father Massingale, a racial justice scholar and professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University in New York.

CHRISTINA GREEROur territories need more than just our prayersNew York Amsterdam News 09-28-17Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream” and the host of The Aftermath on Ozy.com.

PAUL LEVINSONWhy Facebook keeps stepping in itAssociated Press 09-28-17Facebook is behind the curve in understanding that “what happens in their system has profound consequences in the real world,” said Fordham University media-studies professor Paul Levinson.

PAUL LEVINSONWhy misinformation is like ‘wildfire’ after tragedies like Las Vegas shootingLas Vegas Sun 10-04-17Paul Levinson, a professor of communications and media studies at Fordham University, echoed the thought in an emailed statement: “It’s not so much that people are inclined to believe misinformation in the wake of a tragedy, it’s that people are understandably hungry for any information. They’re so upset about the tragedy and wanting to find out what happened that they’ll take in anything and everything, without whatever critical censors they usually employ. There’s no solution for this, except getting truthful information out as soon and frequently as possible.”

CELIA B. FISHERRevised Common Rule Is Changing Informed ConsentMedical Ethics Advisor 09-29-17The recently updated Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also called the Common Rule, is changing informed consent practices in two important ways, says Celia B. Fisher, PhD, Marie Ward Doty University Chair in ethics and director of Fordham University’s Center for Ethics Education in Bronx, NY.PDF with article (pg 115) available upon request

MARK NAISONHow Donald Trump turned a simmering NFL controversy into a movement that splits the countryDW.com 09-30-17“It tells us that we have an incredibly divided country and that a large number of whites completely identify with Donald Trump making the most divisive and provocative statements toward racial minorities, in this case African-Americans,” said Mark Naison, a professor of history and African-American Studies at Fordham University and a former political activist.

ASIF SIDIQQISputnik 1: 60 years ago, the first satellite launched into spaceDerStandard.at 10-03-17“Khrushchev knew almost nothing about the space he was interested in rockets at first only if they could be equipped with nuclear warheads,” says Asif Siddiqi. The professor of science and technology history at Fordham University in New York has been researching Soviet space history for years and has published several books on the subject.

JASON MUNSHI-SOUTHNew York City mice may be evolving to eat fast food like pizzaNews of the Hour 10-04-17Stephen Harris at the State University of New York and Jason Munshi-South of Fordham University in New York City caught 48 white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) from three New York parks and three nearby rural areas.

Eye on the News | The Big FixCity Journal 10-01-17On December 31, a near-capacity crowd of 15,000 showed up at the old Madison Square Garden on Eighth Avenue and 49th Street to watch a three-game matinee featuring Fordham University against City College, Columbia versus New York University, and St. John’s taking on Manhattan College.

Onorato’s Bumping it Up a Notch as a CaptainZip06.com 09-27-17After high school, Summer [Onorato] is hoping to go to Fordham University to study to either be a nurse, [medical]examiner, or perhaps even an athletic director.

New VUU president to students: Support one anotherRichmond Free Press 09-29-17The 40-year-old Dr. [Hakim] Lucas, who earned a master’s of divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York and a doctorate in education from Fordham University, became VUU’s 13th president and chief executive officer on Sept. 1.

Getting the point acrossToledo Blade 10-01-17While a junior at Fordham University, Mr. [Alan] Alda studied in Europe, where he performed in theater in Rome and on television in Amsterdam with his father.

Law school student makes the case for Treyger’s re-electionBrooklyn Daily Eagle 10-03-17[Priscilla] Consolo, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Fordham University, made news last year when she was accepted into several prestigious law schools and had her pick of which one of the top schools she would attend.

New Greenwich police officers sworn inNewstimes.com 10-02-17[Timothy] MacDonald is a graduate of Fordham University, and he worked previously in the accounts receivable department at a law firm. His father is a retired NYPD detective.

OBITUARIES

Father Justin (Augustine) Biase, 74, S.J., former pastor at Saint Bartholomew Church, of Camden, NJFather Justin Biase, former Camden pastor, diesCatholic Star Herald 09-28-17During his first year of priesthood, he lived at the friary of the Moroccan Martyrs and was a graduate student at Fordham University, from which he earned a master’s degree in sociology.

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